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Making TV historyTom Sänger on the 10th anniversary of Wer wird Millionär?

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COVER:Stefan Lang: the fifth millionaire of Wer wird Millionär?

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Germany - 10 September 2009

Millions dream of one day sitting face to facewith Günther Jauch and playing for 1 millioneuros. The quiz show is so popular withGermans that terms like “Telefonjoker” (Phone-A-Friend), “Publikumsjoker” (Ask theAudience), and “Fifty-fifty Joker” have evenbeen added to the foremost German dictionary,the Duden. Last season, as many as 9 millionviewers tuned in to watch, for an average 6.44million viewers per show. The average marketshare among 14- to 49-year-olds is 17.5 percent. “I think its success is still down to the verysimple principle of the game, the fact that youcan always guess along with the candidates,and above all the show’s presenter GüntherJauch,” says Tom Sänger, Head ofEntertainment at RTL Television. “GüntherJauch’s moderation always strikes the rightnote with charm, wit and competence, whetherhe’s talking to celebrities, singles, nuns orblondes in distress. He is unflagginglyauthentic and 100 per cent credible.” AndGünther Jauch says: “I’m delighted that awhole nation has enjoyed and continues toenjoy it, even though it is a bit of a brainyproposition. In a way, the show has practicallybecome a cultural asset that the public-servicebroadcasters envy us for - and rightly so.”

Suspense, wit andinteresting trivia In September, Germany’s most popular quizshow Wer wird Millionär? celebrates its 10thanniversary. Backstage asked Tom Sängerabout the recipe for its success.

Tom Sänger

Günther Jauch


Günther Jauch doesn’t just query pureinformation on Wer wird Millionär? Ascompelling as the game itself is the interactionand sparring between candidate and presenter.“Günther Jauch combines suspense, wit andinteresting trivia into top-grade entertainment,and knows how to handle each one of hiscandidates with competence and charm,” saysSänger.

Since the first show went on air on 3September 1999, more than 22,200 questionswere asked in 816 episodes. “We have roughly40 categories of knowledge, as in history,sport, animal kingdom, geography, chemistry,film, current events and so on. The sets ofquestions for each show are randomlycompiled using a special computerprogramme,” the Head of Entertainmentexplains. “Questions pertaining to currentevents are very popular with both thecandidates and the viewers, since they arelikely to be manageable if one regularly readsthe newspapers. The easier questions for just300 or 500 euros are also very popular, as trickquestions and plays on words have beenknown to throw even the brainiest candidates.”

In the first ten years von Wer wird Millionär?,some 1,700 candidates have taken the hotseat. Eight of them went home as millionaires –though two of these were celebrities whodonated their takings to a good cause. “As ofMay 2009, more than EUR 60,500,000 havebeen given away on Wer wird Millionär? – notcounting the celebrity specials,” Sängerreports.

The German edition of the popular quiz showdoesn’t differ materially from its Britishcounterpart. “The Who Wants To Be AMillionaire? franchise has been exported fromEngland to over a hundred countries since1998. ‘2waytraffic’ – a Sony PicturesEntertainment company – holds the licensingrights to the franchise,” explains Sänger. “All ofthe details of the brand are specified in abinding set of rules for all internationallicensees. Nonetheless, there are minordifferences between the various internationalversions, which however have to be approvedby 2waytraffic. In other words, variations onand adjustments to the format are alwayspossible, as long as they are coordinated withthe licensor. For instance, the lighting, logo,‘lifelines’ and the like can be modified andadapted to the requirements and needs of agiven country. But the principle of the gamemust not be changed.”

Even a spin off called 5 gegen Jauch featuringGünther Jauch as candidate was successfullybroadcast on 4 September. To celebrate thetenth anniversary of the Show, RTL Televisionwill air exciting double episodes of Wer wirdMillionär? at 20:15 on Fridays 11 September,18 September and 25 September. GüntherJauch will take this opportunity to recollectsome highlights of ten years of Wer wirdMillionär? And perhaps there’s still the oddsurprise ahead for Jauch and his viewers…

4Gerhard Krammer, who was the first millionaire after the Euro was introduced


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Wer wird Millionär? around the world

In England, the show’s country of origin, Who wants to be a millionaire? has been a hugesuccess since 1998. The format has won several awards including ‘Best EntertainmentSeries’ at the 1998 British Comedy Awards and the ‘Silver Rose of Montreux’. Its concepthas been sold to 106 countries, including Australia, Holland (RTL 4), Belgium (RTL-TVI),Hungary (RTL Klub), Spain (Antena 3), Portugal, Sweden, Denmark and the US. Egypt,Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Mauritius, Ecuador, Japan and India are also in the grip ofquiz fever. In 2008, the movie Slumdog millionaire told the story of a boy taking part in KaunBanega Crorepati - the Indian version of the show.

Some differences to the German show:

• England still only has three ‘lifelines’ (phone-a-friend, 50:50, ask the audience).• In Nigeria, you have to buy lottery scratch cards to win a seat on the show• In Georgia, Iceland and in the Caribbean Isles, the rounds consist of just six candidates

instead of the usual ten. • Georgia is the country with the lowest grand prize (equivalent to 10,000 USD). • “In Russia, the audience is known for begrudging the candidates their roubles. So

sometimes they deliberately give the wrong answer in ‘ask-the-audience’”, says Sänger.

Celebrity Thomas Gottschalk wins 1 million euros for a good cause


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Wer wird Millionär? – Trivia: 1,700 candidates, 61 million euros

• The million-euro question has been asked a total of 49 times

• There have been nearly 1,700 candidates since the first show (without specials)

• To date, there have been eight millionaires (2 of them in celebrity specials)

• In 10 years of Wer wird Millionär?, there have been 20 candidates who went home with EUR 0 – including Steffen Burrer, who gave the wrong answer to the fourth question and

was the first to go home with all his ‘lifelines’ still intact

• On 22 April 2005, Günther Jauch found himself face-to-face with his double, by the name of Andreas Scholz

• In one episode, three female candidates in a row were thwarted by the second question, at a difficulty level normally considered part of the warm-up stage. Günther Jauch dubbed the incident Blondinenkegeln (approx. translation: ‘bowling down the blondes’)

• The highest ratings were scored on 28 May 2001, for the 2nd celebrity special, which featured Thomas Gottschalk, Heidi Klum and others. 14.22 million viewers tuned in for a 53.7 per cent market share among 14- to 49-year-olds.

• To date, over EUR 60,500,000 have been given away (without the celebrity specials)

• The oldest candidate on the show was Wolfgang Goebel, who in 2006 won EUR 125,000, aged 80

• The average wait to be one of the approx. 215 people in the Wer Wird Millionär? studio audience is currently 20 to 22 months

• Well over 22,200 questions have been played and 5,010 ‘lifelines’ used (1,695 ask-the-audience, 1,625 fifty-fifty, 1,544 phone-a-friend and 146 Zusatzjoker – extra lifeline)

Günther Jauch presenting Wer wird Millionär? back in 1999


Excellent start for newafternoon programmesRTL Television’s new afternoon line-up,consisting of Mitten im Leben, Verdachtsfälleand Familien im Brennpunkt, opened toexcellent ratings.Germany - 9 September 2009

RTL Television is relying on scripteddocu-soaps for its afternoon programming inthe season ahead. As the name implies, theseare true stories that are re-enacted by amateuractors based on a script. The very first weekshowed that the formats are a hit withaudiences: in its new broadcasting slot at14:00, Mitten im Leben drew an average 18.1per cent of the 14- to 49-year-old viewermarket. Right afterwards, at 15:00, 19.1 percent of young audiences tuned in forVerdachtsfälle, while Familien im Brennpunktattracted an average 23.8 per cent of the 14 to49 crowd at 16:00.

Each 45-minute episode of Verdachtsfälledeals with a family in which a family member issuspected of a crime. The cases are narrated inthe style of a documentary. Viewers see upclose how the family’s solidarity is put to atough test – up until the moment when thebitter or redemptive truth comes to light andshows whether trust or mistrust were justified.

Only few families are free of stressful crises -and not infrequently, such crises end in Germanfamily courts. The programme Familien imBrennpunkt explores conflicts in Germanhomes that are dealt with by lawyers andcourts: divorce dramas, custody disputes,paternity-related issues, or problems with theauthorities.

“By putting Mitten im Leben, Verdachtsfälleand Familien im Brennpunkt together, we’vemanaged to establish a three-hourhomogeneous line-up, create easy transitionsand avoid breaking genre,” says Tom Sänger,Head of Entertainment at RTL Television. “Wespent a long time analysing what genre andwhat type of programme would constitute anew form of entertainment in our afternoonprogramming. We ended up combining twomain aspects: the docu-soap look and strong,fictional stories.”

Both Verdachtsfälle and Familien imBrennpunkt were originally spun off from Mittenim Leben, which in the past few months wasshown during a later broadcasting slot. Inaddition, following the success of the testweek, RTL Television announced the start ofanother scripted docu-soap, Die Schulermittlerbefore the end of the year 2009. That format’sproducer, Günter Stampf, told the Germannewswire Quotenmeter.de. “I believe that RTLTelevision simply meets the audience’s tastesat the moment – Germans want to watch familystories.”

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Athletic advertising IP Deutschland has taken on the exclusive marketing for Netzathleten, thereby takinga first step towards adding websites that are a good match for its portfolio in termsof content, reach and brand recognition.Germany - 8 September 2009

Netzathleten.de is a ‘vertical content network’by athletes for athletes and sports fans.Founded at the end of 2007 by Olympic starsStefan Pfannmöller and Stefan Kretzschmar,Netzathleten has since grown into the biggestsport website for professional and amateurathletes and sports fans. The presence ofnumerous Olympic athletes who not onlyactively use the site but also enrich it witharticles from the world of high-performancesports lends Netzathleten a unique authenticity.In July, the portal generated some 3.4 millionVisits and 28.8 million Page Impressions.

“Our interactive portfolio caters to a broadpublic as well as to precisely defined targetgroups. There is, however, still the occasionalgap in our targeting – one of which we are nowclosing with Netzathleten,” declares PaulMudter, Head of Interactive at IP Deutschland.

Stefan Pfannmöller, CEO of Netzathleten.deand an Olympic medallist, is convinced that hissite’s marketing is in the right hands at IPDeutschland: “We want our vertical contentnetwork to become the most popular Germansport site. To achieve this goal, we need strongpartners at our side – which is one reasonwe’ve put our marketing in IP Deutschland’shands.”

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Germany’s leading social network The latest AGOF figures confirm Wer-kennt-wen.de as the number one social network in Germany, while RTL.de is number one among content-driven sites, with 6.52 million users. Germany - 10 September 2009

AGOF’s latest Internet Facts II/2009, whichtracks the online reach of websites, showRTL.de in first place among Germany'scontent-driven sites, with 6.52 million UniqueUsers. Overall, RTL.de is the number six mostpopular website in Germany. Only e-mail-driven portals like T-Online, web.de and MSNcame in ahead of the broadcaster’s homepage.The general-interest site RTL.de gives users acomprehensive mix of information andentertainment that apparently goes down verywell with audiences. RTLNow.de averagesnearly 1 million Unique Users a month, whoaccording to RTL Interactive’s measurementsview 12 million complete shows at this point.

Wer-kennt-wen.de is once again the number-one social network in Germany. In the secondquarter, an average 6.38 million Unique Usersper month took this free opportunity to addnew contacts and reunite with old friendsonline. With 6.9 million members, the RTLInteractive subsidiary also leads the field bymember numbers. The platform is Germany’snumber seven in terms of traffic, putting it rightbehind RTL.de in the reach ranking.

According to the IVW figures for August 2009,Kochbar.de again outdid itself again, achievinga new monthly high of 1.4 million visits inAugust and successfully defending its numberthree slot among cooking portals. It wasoutdone only by Chefkoch.de andDasKochrezept.de.

With over 1.3 million Visits counted by the IVW,the popular website Frauenzimmer.deremained on par with the previous month,defending its number three position amongwomen’s websites behind gofeminin.de andbrigitte.de.

Vox.de also recorded an excellentperformance: with close to 2.4 million visits(IVW) the traffic figures for August remainedconstant at a very gratifying level. Comparedwith August 2008, this represents growth ofaround 60 per cent.

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Great start for the newevening newsWith Le 19.45, M6 offers a new genre of newsin the french TV landscape. 3 million viewerstuned in for the premiere.France - 8 Septembre 2009

The newscaster Claire Barsacq masterfullypresented M6’s first news fronted by a livepresenter. As a result, M6 can now truly layclaim to being a general-interest channel.Indeed, the channel’s new news format waswatched by 3 million people, giving it a totalaudience share of 15.1 per cent. This marksconsiderable progress since last year, becauseon Monday, 8 September 2008, M6’s first newsbroadcast of the season attracted an audienceof 1.6 million.

The first edition of Le 19.45 was also thesecond most popular TV news among viewersaged under 50, with its audience peaking at 3.7million at 19:55. M6 is also very happy with itsvery solid performance among housewivesaged under 50, where it attained an audienceshare of 20.3 per cent. In addition, numerouswebsites specialising in media news or dailyinformation providers like Tele-2-semaines.fr,Actualite-francaise.com or ParisMatch.com allsaluted the great start made by Le 19.45.

“Good evening. A warm welcome to this editionof 19.45. Here are all the headlines for today,Monday, 7 September”. In 15 minutes, ClaireBarsacq ran through the news, standing upagainst a backdrop of two desks used byjournalists brought in to provide more in-depthcoverage of those issues requiring additionalinput. The headlines on Monday were swine fluand the organisational problems caused by thedisease as children return to school after thesummer break. Claire Barsacq then took thefloor to ask a question that an Internet user hadsent into the website M6actu.fr: “I’m one-and-a-half months pregnant. Should I getvaccinated?” Lionel, a journalist on the news

team, gave a precise answer to thatquestion as a table summarising whathe had said was displayed on viewers’TV screens, showing that those first inline for a vaccination are pregnantwomen, patients with chronic diseases,hospital staff, doctors and members of theforces of law and order.

The news then continued with a topical newssection entitled “A retenir dans l’actualité”,followed by “Le mot du jour” (Word of the Day).Yesterday evening the word in question was“Paquebot” (which literally means ‘steamship’or ‘liner’) referring to the nickname of thebuilding owned by the French National Front(FN). The far-fight nationalist party has beentrying to sell the building for months withoutsuccess, to alleviate debts run up after severalelectoral defeats. This was followed by apolitics, foreign affairs, society, sport andweather. “See you at the same time tomorrow.Have a great evening on M6”, Claire Barsacqconcluded.

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Claire Barsacq

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Jerry Springer to host America’s Got TalentLegendary talk-show host Jerry Springer willhost the live version of NBC’s top-rated familyentertainment show produced byFremantleMedia North America and Syco in conjunction with Planet Hollywood.


Andy Felsher, SVP of Games, Entertainmentand Live Events for FME, who jointlyannounced the news with Thomas McCartney,President and CEO of Planet HollywoodResorts & Casino, says: “Jerry is the idealmaster of ceremonies for the Vegas live show.His passion for the brand is almost palpable,and the eclectic and enthusiastic Vegasaudiences will love his star quality and quickwit. I am thrilled that we are able to keep him aspart of the America’s Got Talent family,particularly given his contribution to making theshow the sensation it is today.”

Jerry was the obvious choice as resident Vegashost – besides hosting the top-rated secondand third seasons of America’s Got Talent,Jerry has already hosted a sold out, one-offAmerica’s Got Talent Live spectacular in LasVegas last October. He is currently in his 19thseason of hosting NBC Universal DomesticTelevision Distribution’s hit talk show The JerrySpringer Show and throughout his variedcareer has become a cultural and civic icon.

America’s Got Talent Live starts its 10-weekrun on 7 October 2009 at Planet Hollywood’s1300-seat CHI Showroom in Las Vegas withshows every Wednesday to Sunday.

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Jerry Springer


Interactive soapelectionsA new TV and online soap has been launched tomotivate young voters to cast their vote in theBundestag elections.


The TV and Web soap Zeit der Entscheidung –Die Soap deiner Wahl (Decision Time – YourSoap Of Choice) will be shown on the country’smost heavily trafficked news portals Bild.deand Spiegel Online, the social networksStudiVZ, SchülerVZ and MeinVZ, youngpeople’s TV channels such as Viva and itsyouth portal Viva.tv, and on Zeit-der-entscheidung.de.

The four episodes in the soap concludedaccording to the “Sonntagsfrage” principle: “Ifthe Bundestag elections were to be held rightnow, what party would you choose?” Usersthen watch the programme of their choice: fivedifferent versions of how the stories mightcontinue – operating under the strict premisethat the elected party is able to implement itselection platform one hundred percent.

The evaluations of the party programmes andthe contents of their statements on variousissues were jointly drawn up and inspectedwith the Federal Office for Political Education.The initiative was thought up by Kreativ-LaborInterpol+- and Studio Hamburg with supportfrom UFA Film & TV Produktion, Spiegel Online,Bild and the Nordpol+ communications agencyin Hamburg.

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“We’re going to boostprofitability”RTL Radio France’s new CEO, ChristopherBaldelli, aims for improving profitability. All avenues are waiting to be explored.France - 4 September 2009

Christopher Baldelli became the new CEO atRTL Radio France on 1 August. In a recentinterview with Le Figaro on 3 September,Christopher Baldelli announced that he has “aprofessional objective – to boost thecompany’s profitability, which has fallen overthe last few years. RTL Radio’s gross margin iscurrently 10 per cent. We have to increase thatby cutting our costs and making better use ofour resources.”

Christopher Baldelli also raises the possibilityof synergies with Group M6. “For instance, inthe development of digital activities we canengage in joint actions or entrust certainoperations to each other with a view to creatingvalue. Some synergies may also beconceivable between their respectiveadvertising sales companies,” he says, beforeruling out any potential of a capital merger. M6is seen as a role model in terms of successfuldiversification and an example to be followed,while RTL Radio France depends onadvertising for 95 per cent of its revenues.

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Christopher Baldelli, CEO at RTL Radio France


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How to never miss your favourite TV showKarl-Stephan Paulet, in charge of RTL à l’infini programming, presents the latestofferings from RTL Belgium’s video-on-demand catalogue.Belgium - 7 September 2009

Displaying his skills as a teacher, Karl-StephanPaulet takes the time at the start of theinterview to re-explain RTL à l’infini, “the video-on-demand platform for RTL channels inBelgium.” He explains that viewers can re-watch “all the programmes that are broadcaston RTL-TVI, Club RTL and Plug RTL in digitaltelevision”. To do this, Belgian viewers needonly press a small red button on theirremote control to gain access to theplatform.

Among the programmes offered,US series have a privileged placein the catalogue, whichfeatures shows like DesperateHousewives, Prison Break, Grey’sAnatomy, Kyle XY, Bones, NCISand many others sure to pleaseviewers. At times even the currentseason’s episodes airing on regulartelevision are offered as a sneak preview. Forthose who have lost the thread of the story,episodes from previous seasons are availablefor viewers to watch as they please.

Growing along with the catalogue devoted toseries is the sports catalogue. A new featurethis season: Champions League matches –those already broadcast on TV along with othermatches that haven’t been aired – 70 in all.

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RTL in Luxembourgstands for information,sport and entertainmentRTL Lëtzebuerg presents the news of theupcoming season and announces its tripleanniversary.Luxembourg - 9 September 2009

It’s been half a century since RTL RadioLëtzebuerg first went on air. RTL TéléLëtzebuerg broadcast its first TV programmeexactly 40 years ago. And for the past 15 years,the group has been active on the Web as well.“Thanks to a longstanding tradition and therounding out of our platforms, which allow a360-degree insight into our core business, wehave over the years grown into a media houseon a solid foundation, with a proven trademarkand an integrated multimedia family. A localmarket leader,” writes Alain Berwick, ManagingDirector of RTL Lëtzebuerg, in his greeting.

Berwick also mentions the Luxembourgcompany’s firm standing among audiences.“What have we achieved over the past 50years? We have amassed experiences and nowpossess a wide range of expertise, but our trulyvaluable asset lies elsewhere. What honours usmost is your trust: therein lies our strength.Whether you are a listener, viewer or online user– you are always our first customer, to whomwe give all our attention. Instinctively – and thenumbers prove it – the people of the grandduchy turn to one of our media when they wantinformation. Indeed the RTL family reaches290,000 individuals a day – that’s 82 percent ofLuxembourg’s population.”

With a 44 percent of the total listener market,RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg is the absolute numberone among all of Luxembourg’s media. In theTV sector, RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg is also in firstplace: each week, 67 percent of the populationtune into at least one of its programmes. And

finally, the RTL.lu homepage is number oneamong online media in Luxembourg, reaching52 percent of Internet users. “These impressivefigures are the result of 50 years of cooperationbetween professionals who are proud of RTLand see themselves as serving the audience,”says the Managing Director.

At RTL Lëtzebuerg, tradition and keeping upwith the times are given equal weight. Year afteryear, the group invests in emergingtechnologies and announces innovations, andthe season 2009/10 is no exception to thisworking philosophy. New coaching, cooking,culture and discovery magazine formats areplanned. RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg viewers will betreated to a coaching magazine called Behueldech! (Behave Yourself!), devoted entirely toproper behaviour and good manners. Itfeatures such scenarios as a small group ofpeople being instructed on how to movegracefully, or behave properly at meals,including table and dining etiquette. They arealso taught how to dress in style or hold theirown in a discussion, and are introduced to allthe subtleties needed to act a perfect lady orgentleman. Experts in these matters, includinggreat chefs, top models and formerambassadors will contribute their expertise toensure that the pupils are ready for the grandfinale - a VIP gala with numerous celebrities inattendance – and can shine without fear of fauxpas.

Another item in the programming is adelectable culinary magazine show: three times

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Alain Berwick


a month, two lovers of good cooking willcompete in RTL Kichen – Kachduell (RTLKitchen – Cook-Off). The rules for the cook-offare the same as in other, similar formats… eachparticipant is given the task of preparing atempting dish from 25 ingredients provided. Ajury of three professional chefs rates the dishesand picks the winner. Once a month, RTLKichen – Exklusiv will be shown instead duringthe same slot. In it, moderator Tanja de Jagervisits a celebrity at home for a casual, relaxedinterview in their kitchen. Of course, they alsotake the opportunity to prepare a delicious littledish.

The 2009/10 TV season will also see the debutof a new weekly magazine format thatexercises the brain cells of viewers aged 7 to77 in a fun and playful way: PISA deWëssensmagazin (PISA The ScienceMagazine). Moderated by Olivier Catani, thenew science magazine is a collaborationbetween RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, M6 in Franceand RTL-TVI in Belgium. The magazineprovides answers to such questions as: why isthe sky blue, why does peeling onions makeyou cry and what’s the weather like on Mars?

Although the emphasis is on ‘society’magazines, the news programmes continue tohold pride of place in the channel’sprogramming. “From the beginning, the newshave been part of our genetic code and theycontinue to form the heart and core of thechannel. The RTL brand is synonymous withprofessionalism: RTL stands for a certain toneand style of relaying information directly andwithout restrictions,” says Alain Berwick. Theon-air design will also be given an overhaul inthe TV season ahead, aiming for a moredynamic look and with a special focus on thecolour blue. RTL Télé Lëtzeburg’s goal? To beup-to-date and respond quickly at all times.

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Olivier Catani

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Back to the screenRobert Knjaz, one of Croatia’s best-known andmost original television editors, hosts a newshow called Najveci hrvatski misteriji.Croatia - 8 Septembre 2009

His unique approach and sense of humour havemade Knjaz a familiar face on TV screens, as wellas a first-rate editor, journalist, and host. Knjazhas been with RTL Televizija since it was foundedin 2004. His first project on RTL Televizija was thefootball supporter travelogue U paklu Portugala2, filmed before and during the EuropeanFootball Championship in Portugal. While Knjaz’sfirst project premiered on RTL Televizija, hebegan making a new show, Mjenjacnica, in whichcelebrities from Croatian public life swapped theirjobs and their lives with an ‘ordinary’ person for aday.

In 2006, Robert Knjaz launched a new humoroustravelogue show called Koledzicom po svijetu, inwhich he took Croatian celebrities on a journey toexotic locations all over the world and gave themall sorts of tasks.

This year Knjaz returns with a new entertainingtalk show in 15 episodes, called Najveci hrvatskimisteriji. In the new show, Knjaz will solveCroatia’s greatest mysteries together withfamous athletes, musicians, actors, andmarketing specialists. Starting from 8 September,viewers will be able to enjoy Knjaz’s humouragain every Tuesday at 20:00 on RTL Televizija.

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Robert Knjaz (right) and Baka

The Frogers help children After lending their support to the Voedselbank food banks, Natasja, René, Maxim and Didier Froger of the RTL 4 series De Frogers are now supporting the StichtingHeppie, a foundation that organises travel for children who wouldn’t otherwise beable to go on holidays.Netherlands - 10 September 2009


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6.9 million viewersThe US series NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service scored its best launch everfor an all-new season since it debuted on M6 in 2004. France - 8 September 2009

A new internet TV Platform Viewers could soon be able to instantly access their favourite TV shows such asNeighbours simply by plugging their TV into their existing broadband connection,following an agreement between Sony and Five.United Kingdom - 4 September 2009

Ten Commandments for cyclists Antena 3’s Ponle Freno road safety campaign, works for the safety of cyclists withthe Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain).Spain - 7 September 2009

Entertainment and banking hand in handM6 and Crédit Agricole have launched the Mozaïc M6 card, a new payment cardoffering complete, innovative services to younger clients between the ages of 12 and 25.France - 9 September 2009

Welcome to the UFA Lab! The UFA Lab makes its debut on 1 November 2009 - a programme to promote youngtalents who bring passion to creating unusual content for new media and want toturn their visions into reality.Germany - 9 September 2009


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Ian Hogg Australia - 4 September 2009

FremantleMedia appointed Ian Hogg to ChiefExecutive Officer for FremantleMedia Australia.

In his new Sydney-based role, Ian will beresponsible for the overall management andbusiness performance of all ofFremantleMedia’s production operations inAustralia. Reporting directly to Simon Spalding,Regional CEO of Europe and Asia Pacific forFremantleMedia, Ian will set and implementstrategies for the continued success andgrowth of the FMA business, as well as activelylead its creative development. Ian will also beresponsible for the development of unique TVprogramming for the Australian andinternational markets, and for representingFremantleMedia formats in Australia. He willwork closely with FremantleMedia’sinternational production, licensing and salesoperations.

Simon Spalding, Regional CEO of Europe andAsia Pacific, FremantleMedia, said: “We’re verypleased that Ian will be leading FremantleMediaAustralia’s hugely talented team in the nextphase of the business’s development. He hasextensive experience in the television andproduction industry, working in both networksand independent production companies inAustralia and around the world. Australia is akey production and development territory forFremantleMedia, and we are confident that Ianwill be able to work with our local partners andour wider international network, building on ourformidable creative and commercial strengths.”

Ian began his career in production andprogramming at Channel Ten in Australia and atNew Zealand’s NZTV3, before being GroupGeneral Manager at Becker Group Limited inSydney. He then moved to Singapore andfounded Theatre Red Pte, which went on tobecome one of the top television, production,distribution and internet companies in theAsian region. Most recently, Ian has beenworking on behalf of MGM Worldwide as theirSenior Vice President and Managing Directorfor Asia Pacific.

Ian Hogg, CEO, FMA, said: “It is a privilege tobe given the opportunity to lead such arespected and creative company. With thetelevision industry going through a period ofstructural change, there is no better time to beproducing great content.”

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Ian Hogg, CEO at FrematleMedia Australia


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Ronan de FressenelFrance - 8 September 2009

Groupe M6 announces the nomination ofRonan de Fressenel to the position of DeputyGeneral Manager of M6 Publicité in charge ofmarketing and studies, as of 1 September2009.

Ronan de Fressenel will be responsible foraudience studies, the marketing division,revenue management, the communicationsdivision and support the administration of theinformation systems.

Ronan de Fressenel, 41, has been with M6Publicité since 2006. He previously held thetitle of director of marketing and studies.

Ronan de Fressenel, Deputy General Manager at M6 Publicité


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Corinna TeunerGermany - 7 September 2009

From 1 October Corinna Teuner (40) takes overas Head of the Communications Division atVox. In this capacity she will also beresponsible for the channel’s online offerings.As editor-in-chief the journalist had previouslyset up the women’s portal Frauenzimmer.de onbehalf of Vox and RTL Interactive andsuccessfully established it in the market.

Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director of Vox,said: “Corinna Teuner is the ideal candidate forus. She has extensive experience in televisionalong with expertise in the online environment,and combines this with great journalistic skills.”

The TV business and the Internet have beenformative in Corinna Teuner’s career: Aftercompleting her degree and a year at a NewYork TV production company, she joined RTLTelevision (Extra and Life!). She then worked fortwo years at the newly formed RTL New Media(Internet) as head of the ‘Entertainment’division. In 2001, she moved back to television– heading the Explosiv (RTL Television) editorialteam. Overall she has spent 14 years atMediengruppe RTL Deutschland.

“One of my first major tasks in the comingweeks will be to launch the daily talk showFrauenzimmer on Vox. As a co-founder of theeponymous website, for me this is, of course, aspecial challenge that I particularly look forwardto,” says Teuner.

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Paul Ridley United Kingdom - 9 September 2009

FremantleMedia Enterprises has appointedPaul Ridley as Executive Vice President in theAsia Pacific region to further drive thecompany’s acquisition strategy in theseterritories.

The appointment was announced by DavidEllender, Global CEO of FremantleMediaEnterprises (FME), on 7 September. David isspearheading a global strategy to add moreinternet content to the FME portfolio and toexpand the network of producers andproduction companies working within the FMEfamily. The news follows the recentappointment of Jon Penn to CEO, Asia Pacific. Paul Ridley’s current role managing televisionsales across the Asia Pacific region will nowinclude acquisitions and developmentresponsibilities as well as home entertainmentsales in Asia. He will report directly to DavidEllender on the acquisitions side of thebusiness and Jon Penn on the rest of thebusiness in the region. David is delighted withthe new appointment and says: “Paul has beena tremendous asset to the sales team acrossthe Asia Pacific market. His knowledge of theregion and his network of contacts mean thathe is ideally placed to be part of the FME driveto grow our catalogue of content and networkof partners around the world.”

The Asia Pacific team is undergoing otherminor changes in keeping with the company’sapproach of having a global network with localexecution across their core disciplines ofdistribution, licensing and home entertainment.Ganesh Rajaram, Vice President Sales for Asia,will now take on home entertainment sales andAmrita Sindhu, Vice President FME Licensingand Home Entertainment in Asia, will now focussolely on licensing.

Prior to his new role, Paul was Senior VicePresident Sales, Asia Pacific for FME, where hemanaged sales and distribution of titlesincluding The Adventures of Merlin, AmericanIdol, the Jamie Oliver catalogue of programmesand Australian dramas The Strip andSatisfaction. Paul joined FME in 2002 as VicePresident, Sales for Australia and New Zealand.

Paul Ridley, Executive Vice President at FremantleMedia Asia

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